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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the Tibet chapter, who did Nena send back to Shigatsa because of altitude sickness?
(a) Jul.
(b) Tsao.
(c) Lhunpo.
(d) Shezung.

2. How much food did Messner have packed in his rucksack as he climbed to the upper base camp in the Chomolungma chapter?
(a) Enough for two weeks.
(b) Enough for one week.
(c) Enough for ten days.
(d) Enough for five days.

3. How high was Messner when he finally found a suitable bivouac spot in the Chomolungma chapter?
(a) 7,500 meters.
(b) 7,800 meters.
(c) 8,000 meters.
(d) 7,650 meters.

4. As Messner passed 8000 meters, what did he liken his progress rate to?
(a) A yak.
(b) A snail.
(c) A moose.
(d) A hare.

5. When Messner and his team finally set off on July 13 from the base camp, how many yaks were carrying Messner's supplies?
(a) Five.
(b) Three.
(c) Two.
(d) Four.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what city did the authorities have a celebratory reception for Messner and his team?

2. When Messner and Nena left Lhasa in the Tibet chapter, where did they travel to?

3. When Messner spied some Sherpas that he knew in the Tibet chapter, where did Messner know the Sherpas from?

4. When Nena and Messner built their main camp after leaving the Rongbuk monastery in the Tibet chapter, at what altitude were they?

5. In the Tibet chapter, what "sport" did Bulle once liken mountaineering to?

Short Essay Questions

1. As Messner's team traveled to the Nepalese border in the Rongbuk chapter, why did the area remind Messner of South Tyrol?

2. As Messner began his ascent of Mount Everest in the Chomolungma chapter, suddenly reaching the summit was not important to him. Explain why reaching the summit lost its importance.

3. How did Messner react in the Chomolungma chapter when he escaped the crevasse alive?

4. When climbing in the Chomolungma chapter, what function did the rest pause serve for Messner?

5. In the Tibet chapter, what was Nena's egotistical reason for not wanting Messner to take the walkie-talkie with him for his summit attempt?

6. While trapped in the crevasse in the Chomolungma chapter, what promise did Messner make?

7. Why were Nena and Messner surprised when they reached their small intermediate camp in the Chomolungma chapter?

8. In the Tibetan chapter, why did Uemura want to scale Mount Everest in the winter?

9. As Messner studied the North Col, what did he hope would hold true based on the sixteen year weather cycle?

10. In the North Col chapter, why did Nena decide to change her socks just as Messner said he was ready to go for their walk?

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